Biology:Dryophylax
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Dryophylax is a genus of Coulubrid snakes (subfamily Dipsadinae) native to South America. These snakes are characterized by their slender body, arboreal habits and distinct coloration.
Geographic range
All species in the genus Dryophylax are endemic to South America, mainly Brazil and Venezuela, and sometimes Colombia[1]
Taxonomy
| Domain | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Class | Reptilia |
| Order | Squamata |
| Suborder | Serpentes |
| Infraorder | Alethinophidia |
| Superfamily | Colubroidea |
| Family | Colubridae |
| Subfamily | Dipsadinae |
| Clade | Caenophidia |
| Genus | Dryophylax |
Species
The following 15 species are recognized as being valid.[1]
- Dryophylax almae Franco & Ferreira, 2003
- Dryophylax ceibae Bailey & Thomas, 2007
- Dryophylax chaquensis Bergna & Álvarez, 1993
- Dryophylax chimanta Roze, 1958 -Roze's coastal house snake
- Dryophylax corocoroensis Gorzula & Ayarzagüena, 1996
- Dryophylax dixoni Bailey & Thomas, 2007
- Dryophylax duida Myers & Donnelly, 1996
- Dryophylax gambotensis Pérez-Santos & Moreno, 1989
- Dryophylax hypoconia (Cope, 1860)
- Dryophylax marahuaquensis Gorzula & Ayarzagüena, 1996
- Dryophylax nattereri (Mikan, 1820) - Amazon coastal house snake, northern coastal house snake
- Dryophylax paraguanae Bailey & Thomas, 2007
- Dryophylax phoenix Franco, Trevine, Montingelli, & Zaher, 2017
- Dryophylax ramonriveroi Manzanilla & Sánchez, 2005 - Guianan coastal house snake
- Dryophylax yavi Myers & Donnelly, 1996
Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Dryophylax.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Genus Dryophylax at The Reptile Database
Wikidata ☰ Q5078344 entry
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